IDS: Why Britain MUST take on Australia’s points system in face of looming EU disaster

IDS: Why Britain MUST take on Australia’s points system in face of looming EU disaster

BRITAIN should adopt Australia’s approach to controlling the influx of migrants, in response to the threat the EU poses to our national interests, according to former Cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith.

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But such a move would not work, according to MigrationWatch UK chairman Lord Green. He said: “The Australian points system's whole purpose is to encourage immigration into an empty continent… For a crowded island like our own that wishes to reduce net migration and slow its rapid population growth, this model just does not suit.”

However, urgent action on immigration is "essential" and Lord Green is calling for a “work permit system that applies to all-comers” and could reduce net migration from the EU by around 100,000 a year.